Songwriter: Daryl Hall John Oates
Producer: Christopher Bond
Do What You Want, Be What You Are
Do what you want, girl, but be what you are
There ain't no right or wrong way
Just a play from the heart
It ain't a sign of weakness, girl, to give yourself away
Because the strong give up and move on
While the weak, the weak give up and stay
So do what you want to do
What you want to do
What you want to do
What you want to do
But be what you are
Be what you are ...
Do what you want to do
What you want to do
What you want to do
What you want to do
But be what you are
Be what you are ...
Do you believe in hot cars
Leather bars, and movie stars --
Is that what's real?
Payin' dues, in earth shoes, Chicago blues --
Is that how you feel?
You can change, you can change, you can change, you can change
But you can't conceal
What's deep inside you
It's your game, it's your deal
It's your game, it's your deal
So do what you want to do
What you want to do
What you want to do
What you want to do
But be what you are
Be what you are ...
Do what you want to do
What you want to do
What you want to do
What you want to do
But be what you are
Be what you are ...
Do what you want to, girl
You can be what you want to
You can do what you want to
You can do, you can be
You could do, you could be
You can...
Do what you want, girl, but be what you are
There ain't no right or wrong way
Just a play from the heart
It ain't a sign of weakness, girl, to give yourself away
Because the strong give up and move on
While the weak, the weak give up and stay
So do what you want to do
What you want to do
What you want to do
What you want to do
But be what you are
Be what you are ...
Do what you want to do
What you want to do
What you want to do
What you want to do
But be what you are
Be what you are ...
Do you believe in hot cars
Leather bars, and movie stars --
Is that what's real?
Payin' dues, in earth shoes, Chicago blues --
Is that how you feel?
You can change, you can change, you can change, you can change
But you can't conceal
What's deep inside you
It's your game, it's your deal
It's your game, it's your deal
So do what you want to do
What you want to do
What you want to do
What you want to do
But be what you are
Be what you are ...
Do what you want to do
What you want to do
What you want to do
What you want to do
But be what you are
Be what you are ...
Do what you want to, girl
You can be what you want to
You can do what you want to
You can do, you can be
You could do, you could be
You can...
more tracks from the album
VH1 Behind the Music: The Daryl Hall and John Oates Collection
- You Make My Dreams
- Everything Your Heart Desires
- So Close (Unplugged Version)
- She’s Gone (live)
- Somebody Like You
- Every Time You Go Away (live)
- Heartbreak Time
- Do What You Want, Be What You Are
- Sara Smile
- Maneater
- Say It Isn’t So
- One on One
- Out of Touch
- I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)
- Rich Girl
- Do It for Love
From the albums
Hall & Oates popular songs
- You Make My Dreams
- Rich Girl
- Maneater
- Out of Touch
- I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)
- She’s Gone
- Sara Smile
- Private Eyes
- Kiss On My List
- Adult Education
- Wait for Me
- Family Man
- When The Morning Comes
- One on One
- Say It Isn’t So
- Method of Modern Love
- Philly Forget Me Not
- Everytime You Go Away
- Do It for Love
- So Close
- Do What You Want, Be What You Are
- Without You
- Only Love
- Nothing At All